IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430

Complete development toolchain for MSP430 providing one toolbox in one view, giving you one uninterrupted workflow.

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User-friendly IDE

Integrated development environment with project management tools and editor. Included are configuration files and example projects for MSP430, linker and library tools, subversion integration, TI ULP Advisor™ Software integration, and a fully integrated static analysis with the add-on C-STAT.

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Powerful build tools

IAR Embedded Workbench provides a highly optimizing C and C++ compiler for MSP430. It includes configuration files for all MSP430 devices, relocating MSP430 assembler, run-time libraries, position-independent code and read-only data, support for the hardware multiplier peripheral module and intrinsic functions support power-down modes.

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Comprehensive debugger

The C-SPY Debugger is a comprehensive debugger with an MSP430 simulator and support for RTOS-aware debugging on hardware. It provides FET debugger support as well as power debugging to visualize power consumption in correlation with source code. In addition, it supports TI's msp430-txt output format.

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Integrated code analysis

IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430 provides integrated static code analysis through the add-on product C-STAT, ensuring code quality as well as proving alignment with standards such as MISRA C:2012.

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On-demand training included

When you buy a license of IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430, you get access to free training courses through our IAR Academy on Demand offering.

Latest releases

We are constantly updating and refining our tools with new features, new device support and extended capabilities.

Latest version 8.10.3

    • Updated Operating System support
      - IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430 is now a 64-bit Windows application and supports Windows 11
    • Editor enhancements​​​​​​
      - Editor themes​​​​​​
      - Syntax feedback
      - Window color themes, including dark mode
      - Gray out inactive code
    • New XLINK linker version 10
    • Updated C-STAT
      - The static analysis tool C-STAT has extended its coverage of the MISRA C:2012 Coding Standard and now fully supports MISRA C:2012 Amendment 2
    • Updated documentation
    • Visual Studio Code Extension
      - The IAR Build extension available on Microsoft Marketplace enables you to work in Visual Studio Code (with IAR Embedded Workbench installed) to: 
      - Build IAR Embedded Workbench projects
      - Run the C-STAT static analysis tool
    • Error corrections (v8.10.3)
      - Errors have been corrected in the debugger, linker, and IDE.
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Version 7.21

    • New C-SPY command line options added for FRAM devices to use with C-SPY FET Debugger
    • Version 1.211 of TI device support files included
    • Updated documentation: C/C++ Compiler User Guide and C-SPY Debugging Guide
    • Error corrections
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Version 7.20

  • New devices

    The following new devices have been added:
    MSP430FR6007, MSP430FR6005, MSP430FR2672 and MSP430FR2673

    Elprotronic XStream-Iso and XStreamPro-Iso

    Support for the new XStream-Iso and XStreamPro-Iso adapters has been added. See Elprotronic MSP430 products for details.

    Improved source browser

    The following improvements have been made to the source browser: 

    • The source browser data is generated faster as it is now running as a separate thread
    • New source browser log window
    • New status indicator in the status bar
    • Enhanced feedback when source browsing data cannot be generated

    Error corrections

    Several reported issues have been fixed. See release notes of individual components for details.

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Wide support for MCU devices

Supported MSP430 devices

IAR Embedded Workbench enables you to take full advantage of the capabilities of MSP430 MCUs.

See all supported devices
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IAR Embedded Workbench is available in a flexible license model to suit your company needs. Together with our support and update agreements, you get the support you need in multiple time zones and multiple languages. Send a request for quote or contact sales to get started.

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IAR Embedded Workbench for MSP430 - Free trial version

The evaluation license is free of charge and allows you to try the software for 14 days to evaluate its efficiency and ease of use.

You will be asked to register to get your license when you click download.

Please note the following for the 14-day time-limited version:

  • Time limit for evaluation license is 14 days
  • Not allowed to be used for product development or any commercial use
  • Source code for runtime libraries is not included
  • No support for MISRA C.
  • Limited technical support
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User guides and documentation

Languages and standards

  • The IAR C/C++ compilers offer different dialects of the C and C++ programming languages, as well as different extensions specific for embedded programming (please note that not all language standards are supported for all target implementations). The compiler can be instructed to disable extensions for strict conformance to the standards. 

    A wide range of industry-standard debug and image formats compatible with most popular debuggers and emulators are supported. This includes ELF/DWARF where applicable.

    ISO/ANSI C/C++ Compliance

    The IAR C/C++ compilers adhere to a freestanding implementation of the following C programming language standards:

    • INCITS/ISO/IEC 9899:2018, known as C18 (Latest version only).
    • The compiler supports all C++17 features. The C++ library supports C++14 with no C++17 additions.  (Latest version only).
    • ISO/IEC 14882:2015, known as C++14
    • INCITS/ISO/IEC 9899:2012, known as C11
    • ANSI X3.159-1989, known as C89

    The ISO/ANSI C/C++ Compliance level varies between the different compilers. For complete information, please refer to the IAR C/C++ Compiler user documentation in your chosen product.

    IEEE 754 standard

    IAR Embedded Workbench supports the IEEE 754 standard for floating-point arithmetic.

    MISRA C

    MISRA C is a software development standard for the C programming language developed by MISRA, The Motor Industry Software Reliability Association. Its aims are to facilitate code safety, portability and reliability in the context of embedded systems, specifically those systems programmed in ISO C.

    The first edition of the MISRA C standard, "Guidelines for the use of the C language in vehicle based software", was produced in 1998. In 2004, a second edition was produced with many substantial changes to the guidelines, including a complete renumbering of the rules. Additionally MISRA C:2012 with extended support and MISRA C++:2008 for identifying unsafe code constructs in the C++ standard have also been added to the standards.

    IAR Embedded Workbench features an add-on product C-STAT so you can check compliance with rules as defined by MISRA C:2004, MISRA C++:2008 and MISRA C:2012.

    Test validation

    We use the following commercial test suites to test conformance of our tools to the standards:

    • Plum Hall Validation test suite for ISO/IEC C conformance
    • Perennial EC++ Validation Suite for C++ conformance
    • Dinkum C++ Proofer to test how our libraries conform to the C and C++ standard as well as test our STL implementation against the C++ standard.

    In addition to the commercial suites, we use several in-house test suites for testing new features, regression testing, corrected errors, etc.

Hardware debugging and RTOS support

  • Hardware debugging support

    • C-SPY FET debugger support for all TI’s FET modules
    • Automatic flash download
    • Support for the Enhanced Emulation Module gives trace and sequencing functionality
    • Connection via USB port
      - USB FET interface
      - Olimex USB
      - Elprotronic USB-FPA
      - Support for Spy-Bi-Wire (2-Wire) and 4-wire JTAG protocols

    RTOS support

    Built-in plugins for:

    • OSEK Run Time Interface (ORTI)
    • Segger embOS
    • Micrium uC/OS-III
    • Micrium µC/OS-II
    • CMX
    • OpenRTOS
    • SafeRTOS
    • FreeRTOS
    • TI-RTOS

    Each RTOS plugin installs a number of new windows in C-SPY, most importantly the task or thread list windows where task-specific breakpoints can be specified and task-specific steps executed. Different inspector windows display the contents of the internal data structures of the RTOS such as timers, queues, semaphores, resources and mailboxes.